
Lester Holt channels America's anxiety in Biden's first sit-down of 2022
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Presidential interviews are rare forums for journalists to channel the public's attitudes and see how the commander-in-chief responds. That's what "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt did with President Biden on Thursday, in Biden's first TV interview of the year.
Holt asked Biden if he acknowledged the "restlessness" that many Americans feel after two years of the pandemic. Biden said yes.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











